Dave said:I have recently got back on a bike for the first time is over 20 years
Has anyone got any other ideas however of how to prevent this and anything I
can do now to restore my full usage.
Hi Dave:
Assuming no medical problems, you may want to raise you handlebars a
little to take some of the weight off your hands and arms. We all tend
to ignore the fact that we're not teenagers any more and set our bikes
(and our sights!) just the same as we used to when we were more limber
LOL.
It may be that your 'gradual' build up just wasn't gradual enough.
If your ride was particularly gnarly then it could be as simple as uour
forearm muscles being pumped up for an unacustomed period.
Check Specialised Body Geometry gloves, they're well made with no seams
in the wrong places and some nicely placed gel-like pads in the heel of
the palm to protect the ( ? ) ulnar nerve.
You'll probably just have to give it time to subside but icing your
sore bits (no, not like a cake lol) for a while every day.
Robert